Bøker av R. Michael Gordon

From the private files of Scotland Yard's in house museum come 19th and 20th century tales of murder, which mark some of the most infamous cases ever investigated by one of the world's premier investigative forces.

Provides an examination of the events, decisions, and policies that may have contributed to the horrific destruction of the shuttles Challenger and Columbia. This book traces the early development of NASA's shuttle program, examining the problems associated with the designs of shuttles OV-099 (Challenger) and OV-102 (Columbia).

An examination of the case of the Thames Torso Murders. Beginning in London in the 1800s and the killer's path, which seems to include a murder in Paris in 1886, the book examines each murder in detail and the investigation that may have been hindered by the search for Jack the Ripper.

Body snatchers and grave robbers were the stuff of Victorian lore, but two real-life culprits took the crimes out of shadowy cemeteries and into criminal court. This title explores the work of the Resurrectionists, and shows the nature of serial killers, 1820s criminal law, and Edinburgh's early role as a seat of European medical research.